WWTBAM Bored

Adam Shuler
New York, NY

Adams Plus One is his very good friend, Danielle.

Question 1 – Considered one of the world’s most brilliant minds, Stephen Hawking once famously said that “people who boast about their” what “are losers”?
A. Favorite sports team
B. IQ
C. Car stereo system
D. Candy Crush high scores

Spoiler

B. IQ
$10K
Bank - $10K

Question 2 – Which of these films has a memorable scene in which people get drunk from consuming too much ouzo at the Portokalos’ house?
A. The French Connection
B. The Italian Job
C. The English Patient
D. My Big Fat Greek Wedding

Spoiler

D. My Big Fat Greek Wedding
$25K
Bank - $35K

Question 3 – Each day at all the Disney parks around the world, what 50-year-old ride’s theme song is played on average 1,200 times?
A. Jungle Cruise
B. Matterhorn Bobsleds
C. Space Mountain
D. It’s a Small World

Spoiler

D. It’s a Small World
$2K
Bank - $37K

Question 4 – Assuming Social Security’s around in 2054, who will be the first among these young stars to qualify for benefits?
A. Dakota Fanning
B. Miley Cyrus
C. Willow Smith
D. Abigail Breslin

ATA

ATA results

19% A. Dakota Fanning
56% B. Miley Cyrus
15% C. Willow Smith
10% D. Abigail Breslin

Spoiler

B. Miley Cyrus
$500
Bank - $37,500

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Question 5 – Sounding like a caffeinated superhero, which of the following is actually the nickname given to a famous prehistoric human fossil discovered in the 1890s?
A. Java Man
B. Espresso Woman
C. Coffee Boy
D. Captain Cappuccino


JTQ

Spoiler

A. Java Man
$5K
Bank - $37,500

Question 6 – Which of the four currently most populous U.S. cities was the first to elect an African-American mayor?
A. New York
B. Los Angeles
C. Chicago
D. Houston

+1

Danielle says that

Spoiler

Houston is out.

Adam says it’s between

Spoiler

New York and Chicago.

Danielle agrees.

Adam decides to walk.

Spoiler

B. Los Angeles
Adam leaves with $18,750

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BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Adam Shuler
New York, NY

Adams Plus One is his very good friend, Danielle.

Question 1 – Considered one of the world’s most brilliant minds, Stephen Hawking once famously said that “people who boast about their” what “are losers”?
A. Favorite sports team
B. IQ
C. Car stereo system
D. Candy Crush high scores

Spoiler

B. IQ
$10K
Bank - $10K

I'm with Dr. Hawking here. It's best not to boast, but if you have to, boast about achievements that require effort on your part.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 4 – Assuming Social Security’s around in 2054, who will be the first among these young stars to qualify for benefits?
A. Dakota Fanning
B. Miley Cyrus
C. Willow Smith
D. Abigail Breslin

ATA

ATA results

19% A. Dakota Fanning
56% B. Miley Cyrus
15% C. Willow Smith
10% D. Abigail Breslin

Spoiler

B. Miley Cyrus
$500
Bank - $37,500

Miley and Dakota are closer in age than I thought: just 15 months.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 5 – Sounding like a caffeinated superhero, which of the following is actually the nickname given to a famous prehistoric human fossil discovered in the 1890s?
A. Java Man
B. Espresso Woman
C. Coffee Boy
D. Captain Cappuccino


JTQ

Spoiler

A. Java Man
$5K
Bank - $37,500

Even if you don't know this, it's easy to figure out.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 6 – Which of the four currently most populous U.S. cities was the first to elect an African-American mayor?
A. New York
B. Los Angeles
C. Chicago
D. Houston

+1

Danielle says that

Spoiler

Houston is out.

Adam says it’s between

Spoiler

New York and Chicago.

Danielle agrees.

Adam decides to walk.

Spoiler

B. Los Angeles
Adam leaves with $18,750

I would have answered Chicago and lost.

Question 6 – Which of the four currently most populous U.S. cities was the first to elect an African-American mayor?
A. New York
B. Los Angeles
C. Chicago
D. Houston

+1

Danielle says that

Spoiler

Houston is out.

Adam says it’s between

Spoiler

New York and Chicago.

Danielle agrees.

Adam decides to walk.

Spoiler

B. Los Angeles
Adam leaves with $18,750

I'm sure glad Atlanta wasn't up there. Although, I guess it wouldn't be, not being one of the four most populous cities.

JTQ.

jarnon wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 5 – Sounding like a caffeinated superhero, which of the following is actually the nickname given to a famous prehistoric human fossil discovered in the 1890s?
A. Java Man
B. Espresso Woman
C. Coffee Boy
D. Captain Cappuccino


JTQ

Spoiler

A. Java Man
$5K
Bank - $37,500

Even if you don't know this, it's easy to figure out.

How could Adam even think the other choices were serious options?

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: Adam Shuler
New York, NY

Adams Plus One is his very good friend, Danielle.

Is this the guy who had a reputation in school for being good at math until geometry and trigonometry? The reason I ask is that Terry asked the contestant what 5+2X10/15 was and the contestant replied "2" right away. Terry said that the voice in his ear was telling him that was correct. However it is not correct, if I remember the order of precedence for mathematical operations correctly. First you multiply 2X10 to get 20, then divide 20/15 to get 1.5, then add 5 to get 6.5.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 4 – Assuming Social Security’s around in 2054, who will be the first among these young stars to qualify for benefits?
A. Dakota Fanning
B. Miley Cyrus
C. Willow Smith
D. Abigail Breslin

ATA

ATA results

19% A. Dakota Fanning
56% B. Miley Cyrus
15% C. Willow Smith
10% D. Abigail Breslin

Spoiler

B. Miley Cyrus
$500
Bank - $37,500

I think I'd have gone straight to JTQ.

earendel wrote:Is this the guy who had a reputation in school for being good at math until geometry and trigonometry? The reason I ask is that Terry asked the contestant what 5+2X10/15 was and the contestant replied "2" right away. Terry said that the voice in his ear was telling him that was correct. However it is not correct, if I remember the order of precedence for mathematical operations correctly. First you multiply 2X10 to get 20, then divide 20/15 to get 1.5, then add 5 to get 6.5.

If I remember division correctly, 20 divided by 15 is not 1.5...